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THE MOTH; By James M. Cain
de Cain, James M
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Librería
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. First Edition [printing unspecified]. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Small 8vo, light green cloth with green lettering, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped) with pale green moth designed by Arthur Hawkins, Jr., 373 pages + [2] Acknowledgements + [2] A Note on the Type. James M[allahan] Cain (1892 - 1977) was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is widely regarded as a progenitor of the hardboiled school of American crime fiction.<br /> <br /> His novels The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934), Double Indemnity' (1936), Serenade (1937), Mildred Pierce (1941), and The Butterfly (1947) brought him critical acclaim and an immense popular readership in America and abroad. <br /> <br /> Cain's ninth novel, The Moth, appeared in 1948, the year after The Butterfly.<br /> <br /> UNCOMMON title in this edition and condition. Tight, clean copy with moderate wear to cloth and dust jacket, which has some chipping mainly at the top of its spine.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 8161
- Título
- THE MOTH; By James M. Cain
- Autor
- Cain, James M
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition [printing unspecified]
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1948
- Palabras clave
- crime, hard boiled, dick, sex, murder, love, panhandler, hobo, depression, America, singer
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Sobre el vendedor
Borg Antiquarian
Miembro de Biblio desde 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
Sobre Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
